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After creating Google Photos and Bump, David Lieb is our newest Group Partner
by Garry Tan4/18/2024
Today Google Photos has more than a billion users. Most of those users probably don’t know that Google Photos' story begins at a startup called Bump.
Meet the YC Winter 2024 Batch
by Garry Tan4/3/2024
Today we’re kicking off Y Combinator’s 38th Demo Day, celebrating the incredible batch that is W24.
Michael Seibel on his next ten years at YC
by Garry Tan, Michael Seibel3/15/2024
Earlier today Michael shared an update with the YC community, outlining a shift to his role within YC moving forward.
Backstory: How Tom Blomfield founded two billion-dollar companies
by Garry Tan1/30/2024
There aren’t a ton of people in the world who can say they founded a billion dollar company. There are far fewer that can say they did it twice. YC Group Partner Tom Blomfield is one of those few — this is his backstory.
Meet YC’s newest Group Partner and Visiting Group Partners
by Garry Tan10/6/2023
I'm thrilled to welcome YC's newest Group Partner and Visiting Group Partners. Welcome, Tyler and Nate — and congrats, Pete!
‘Backstory’ introduces you to YC’s Group Partners, starting with the unbeatable Surbhi Sarna
by Garry Tan9/29/2023
Surbhi Sarna is a Group Partner at YC, mentoring a generation of healthcare founders. Her story is one of the most intense startup stories I’ve ever heard, but it’s one best told by Surbhi herself. In this debut episode of our new series ‘Backstory’, she’ll do just that.
Meet the YC Summer 2023 Batch
by Garry Tan9/6/2023
We're kicking off our 37th Demo Day — the one celebrating the Summer 2023 batch. I’ve seen a lot of batches in the last decade and a half, and I can say without a doubt: this is a good one. It’s one of the strongest YC batches ever.